Lubricating device



f Aug. 25, 1931'. T; MANEY 1,820,815

LUBRIATING DEVICE v Filed Feb. 29. 192e Q2 sheets-sheet 1 Aug. 25, 1931. T. MANI-:Y 1,820,815

LUBRIGATING DEVICE lFiled Feb. 29; 1928 2 sheets-sheet 2 v v y i j'ferceeINGvEvIe i vthe" j' inner' -side f ff the .outer 'frailroad vrail 7 This .invention relates y'to 7 an f improvement '1F57 around icurves to prevent excessive; 'Wear be"- tween ehefraubemandthe'wheeiangesg 1A- v .great inan'y different lubricating device,sT-have i been tried orjthis very 1old problem but' none-f' n of them have beensuccess'fulandtheserails grease nto :rails by fhand Vbrush' 'erpaddlei y f Itlisfonly necess'aryto lubricatethe inner d surface ofv the headr of the outerrail aroundV the.curve, and in fact this isy all that should 15be lubricated. Byy thek manual Inean's'ymentioned, thegrease is spread overk the top of the rail,Where it destroys'the tractive'power, yandkfo'r this reason theinethod kis objection-v able aswellas wasteful and laborious.l ,v 20.5 yVhen the greaseis applied to the'wheel ianges or, tothe Wheelstheniselves, vwhich arerotated-,at highspeed, the', application is y diiicultpan'd uncertain, and eveny when successful'ly deposited ther` lubricant is thrown 253 ollin by Centrifugal force or'dissipatedfby at- 'v mospheric frictiony and .ofteny deposited on Y the brake shoes ory the top of thef rail, to the detriment of kboth .brakingV povver and Vtracf, tiveV force, thereby involving a certain eley 30rnent of dangen Little of the lubricant actu-k fv ally reaches the onlyplace Wherek itlis" re-y v quired,,na1nely,.the innerside of the rail head of'the'outer rail of thefcurve.

` This inventionobviates vthese objections by 35i providing a very simple devicevfor applying' f lubricant directly to'fthej stationary surface ofy the rail atsuch points andy may beoper'- ated `by an attendant- Whoy Walks along the trackpholding the device in contact vviththey -Qrailiand moving rit therealong, by reasonV of which the lubricant is z iutoniatically applied to the innersurface -only'oiithe railfhead of 1' jthe outer rail of thelcurve. l f l VvItV is simple finr construction and usey and 453contains a suliei'ent amount of lubricant to; cover' one and a half miles of railand only Weighs three 'pou'nds. lGraphite sticks' or cartridges are preferably, usedk in the ydevice.

- 'These being in solid form Inaybe easily ap- Y 5 pliedthereto and ya vsufeientquantity of the f Y ,f ofthel operator tovrecharge "the lubricator'f i* sto lubricate' v f r y I ',section; *if y 10? are lstill usually lubricated' -`by smearing @Samefrfk yend ofthe handle; and;

tliesticks or cartridgesll of hardfgraphite n v preferably, although other' lubricants'might'` vbe used. f `'lhesticks of, graphite '11' are inl@ behii'id'lthel sticks,y "and acting lthereon `,is a* 1 y metal plunger ll2k providing a yu'niforn'i 'pres-' 1 sureon'lthe sticksof 'graphite byravity,vthis` end of the handle 7 .other lubricating material are inserted" into.: th'etubular handle 75 after which the plungerr graphite sticks may be `carried in the ypocket severaltimes;- v n i Y n y yIn the yaccompanying drawings I` sidelperspectiveView dev1 ce;y f -L -f Fig' is a perspective.Viewi approxi-inat'elyy n atright"anglestheretoyshowing,aportiorrtin y f Fig. 3- is -fa topf-perspective View of `tlie"` "i l i' i" Fig-MS a detail.sectionai'viewthroghuie4 Figs.r 5v and 6 arefside and atop viewso'ffthe ,f y lubricating device inuselw' 'f1 v ,ey 'i ,f The lubricating device is intended'to lubjfi:

v`.cate only the 4inner surface ofthe head of the f outer rail? around a curve, and-in the draWj-f-A 'n ings the Vrail is designated v'by the numeral'jlQl A y i I 'A guide .2 is intended to slide` on' thefupper surfaceiofi'fV Ithe rail headand has Ja flange, extending'y upwardly tkhereironiy and n held Withinvk afclanifp by means olal thumb screw 5.'1 The clamp bhas a collar 'con'nected there# with', which'receives aftubularhandle 7.y Said "il" tubular handle extends through 4thef collar i i 6 anddh'asl afrmitered inner end 8. f `:An1 axle `9 .is also:carriedbythe'clamp 4 'and' carriesa'f` guide wheel l0 in position to roll along'thef l innerfsurface of the head of thev'raill. T'f'f f The tubular handle 7 isadapted top c'ontain serted intofthe tubularV handle i7 throughout'ff the major portion of y the ylength thereof, but' plunger being/slidably' mounted 'reely inthe y i tubular handle 7. A capv 13y closes'fth'e outer@` The sticks or cartridges ofgraphitefor I' 95 12 is inserted y1in the upper endy to exercise* i f uniform pressureon the-sticksft'o give thein i l f y thedesiredabrasiveleii'ect onftlle inner surfy face ofthe rail head. The sticks of lubricat'y-y'v ing material are forced'downwardlyby'this .100 Y Y lunOer as the are worn awa and a rotruding end is kept in contact with the rail head*` at the lower end of thetubular khandle rIhe guide plate 2 is placed over the-railY head withY the guide wheel vl() in contact with the inner surfacethereofV and the lubricat-V ing device is thenl pushed forward along the rail, leaving Va closely adhering Vstreak of the ,lubricant in the exact'position desired, name-,

more tenacious-than oil orfluidygrease.

Y, .Thevlubricating device .is adapted to 'either Arail andmay be reversed for use on either the;`

A* fright orrrrleft rail V by merely. loosening the fthumb' screw 5, so as to'slightly release the.y

. collar 6 on the handle 7 and by giving this ,25

handle ahalf .turn in thecollar it occupies a similarposition in relation' to the opposite rail.- YThe miter'ed'lower Yend of -th'ejtubular handle supports the sticks of lubricant in closeproximityltof-the rail head so as to prevent destruction to they sticks' except 4by the f abrasion vthereof against the rail head.

.A spring jcatch 14 maybeattached to vthe plate 2 Itohold thefcharge o-fv lubricantpin l.v Alubricating device of the character described including a handle7 ia clampconnected withthehanfdlera guideplate secured te the Yclamp for overlappingja rail; head, and a.

,guide wheel carried by the clamp in position toerigage'the inner surface of ltheyrail; head.V Y

A lubricatingdeviceofthe character described including atubular handlefhaving a` mitered dischargeendfor the discharge of a lubricant ontoarail head, a clamp connected] Y Vwith the handle, a guide platezinpositionkto t over -therail head andhaving 'a flange for cenneeting said plate with the,V clamp,Y and a guidewvheel carried by the clamp; for engagtheinner 'surfaceof the' Irail head."

3.', A lubricatingdjeviee of theeharacter de- I I scribedinclujding a guideplate, aclamp con- .'nected'therewith, and a tubularr'handle exsideefajrail...lk i

tending through the clamp andinto position Y. I u

beneath-the plate to supply: lubricantto ,theV

4. A lubricating device of the character de;

scribed includinga guide plate, aclamp con-k Y nected therewith, anda tubular han'dleex-y 60,- ,tending through the clamp and intoposition l oftheiaii.V 65

b eneaththe plate to supply lubricant to the j side vof ajrail2 anda-.guide carried by the clampin positionto engage the inner surface AVlubrcatingdeviceof thefchaiacterde- Vscribed.comprising a guide .adaptedv to ride on the top surface of a rail, a tubular member connected `with said guide and extending into `a position to supply lubricant inV solid formdirectlyV onto the side of the rail, Vsaid tubular member being of Vapproximately uniform size throughout and Vadapted to beused as a handle. vf y 1 f 6. A lubricating device of the character described comprising a guide adapted Ytoride on the tepsu'rface ofa rail, a tubular member connected with said guide and having an openend in position tosupply lubricant in solid form, directlyontothe side of the rail,` saidtubular member being of approximately uniformsizethroughoutfrom said open end outwardly, the'outer endbeing-adaptedlto be y used ras a; handle.V

I 7. A lubricating device ofthe described comprising a guide, a clamp con-l nected therewith,- and a handlemember hav,-`

ing source of lubricant vconne'ctedtherewith and extending through the clamp andfinto pf'sition besidevthe guide and a rail to supply lubricanty to saidfraih p Y n n Y YIn testimony whereof I affix my signature. r THOMAS MANEYL- .dice

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